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Topic: EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS (Read 45476 times)

The original Japanese site stated the prices of the lenses: the 24-70 f/4L IS costs slightly more than the 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS (US$1600), and the 35 f/2 IS price is about the same as the EF-S 10-22 (US$850)

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If the price is around $ or €1600 for the 24-70 f/4 , it had better be optically superior than 24-105 (and Tammy 24-70 f/2.8 ) by quite a bit. Otherwise it is not a difficult choice for homo economicus...

I'm none too excited about either of these lenses. I already own the mark 1 version of the 24-70mm 2.8, and don't have any plans in the near future to upgrade, since it's an extra $1,000. I get that the new 24-70mm f/4 is likely to be angled towards a kit lens with the 6D/5Dm3, but I doubt many will buy this lens outright.

i disagree that the 35mm reach are worthless. 24-105 and 100-400 gives a coverage far into tele reach, if one can trade fastness for price and weight.

if the 70-300L is the successor oft the 100-400 then a slower 24-70 makes sense.

Otherwise its just less lens for more money which gives us something new and canon more income. The same as for a 35 2.0is or even 35 2.8 is for almost the price of the old 35 1.4

As reasonable good superzooms from Nikon show, it should be possible to make a lens with more reach with the same IQ as before, but as long as marketing says what we have to want and they spend money better for advertising than for R&D it will run the oposite direction

Have you guys not seen recent Lens pricing? They want to make more money and the 24-105 is perhaps their best selling EF lens... if they can migrate the users to a 2x priced 24-70 F4L then they will do it. The new lens should have better resolution and contrast compared to the 24-105 which would remain as the budget general purpose till it disappears or becomes the replacement for the 28-135mm

"Eventually" the price of the 24-70 F4L may drop a bit, but not for a while... They will Milk it!

The original Japanese site stated the prices of the lenses: the 24-70 f/4L IS costs slightly more than the 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS (US$1600), and the 35 f/2 IS price is about the same as the EF-S 10-22 (US$850)

Where are you getting theses prices? Can you post a link? Did it quote a price in yen? If so how much Yen? Thanks.

Am I the only one who is actually excited about this lens? The macro bit is what sold me. Provided this new lens has nice IQ and reasonable price (which by all means it should), It can effectively provide a small and light replacement for my 100L macro and 15-85. Paired with a 10-22 or 17-40, it seems like an excellent and versatile lens for travel photography and macro work.

Yes, a Zoom Macro, with a 0.7 magnification. Thats why it has Hybrid IS. Looking at their prices, I'd say they equate to24-70 f/4L - $130035mm f/2 IS - $900Thats about what I'd expect, +/- $100.

The price is on the website refered to in the CR posting.

I estimated the US price by looking at the US price of a few Canon lenses that sell for about the same prices (in Yen) in Japan. 145,000 and 74,000 yen.The 135mmL sells for a little more, (151,200 yen), for example, while the 28mm IS sells for about 59800 Yen and the current Canon 35mm f/2 sells for about 31800. That gives a realistic estimate of what it will sell for in US dollars.